Oddisee - To What End - 2x 12" Double LP, pressed on white vinyl with a gatefold jacket and additional artwork by Arthur Banach.
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lyrics
Right about now it’s about that time/
For me to say on record what I think off line/
I made a choice to be a man if you ain’t, that’s fine/
How you identify your biz I don’t make that mine/
first thing I ever planned was a pregnancy/
Before I had a child never I thought about destiny/
Cheffing up a beat it wasn’t off of no receipt/
When Labels came to peep it I would offer a specialty/
95 north I’m in an office who checking me/
Could have went south like New Orleans or Tennessee/
Nothing meant to be even a calling collect fee/
Cause ain’t effecting me I’m involved in what’s stressing me/
Was brought up by enemies that were off in their energy/
It was often my guardians that would part on me misery/
Their heart was in place where jobs wouldn’t let them be/
I made a choice to never let the toxins get into me, eventually/
I keep hearing voice drowning out the sounds/
La, lala, lala
La, lala, lala, la la
I keep making choices trying not to drown/
ooh I need you now/
La, lala, lala, la la
I’m thinking back on my block/
Way before I knew if this rapping would happen or not/
I used to stand and just watch/
My OG’a say s*** like, if this don’t pan out, we going back to the pots/
Let’s exam in the plot/
and just imagine that you standing at a crossroads/
To overcome or overkill/
You could choose to politic it or choose to keep it real/
And still get your whole family shot like Olan mills/
All for the Benjamins tell me, what’s the benefit/
Wait too long and you choose wrong dog I will never hear the end of it /
Stress on my chest it’s a need I feed with weed and acetaminophen/
Just so I can roll with the punches and the upper cuts/
Under the pressure I feel it/
when choosing a life that is neither ideal nor Idyllic/
My friends in low places, keep me in high spirits/
So I’m out/
I keep hearing voice drowning out the sounds/
La, lala, lala
La, lala, lala, la la
I keep making choices trying not to drown/
ooh I need you now/
La, lala, lala, la la
Yeah, I’m proud, I ain’t ever quit/
I’d be lying if I said, I didn’t think it/
From a young child, God gave me a vision/
And ever since I’ve been about my business/
But when the road gets tough and life gets hard/
Hit you in the face not once but twice or more/
Don’t throw in the towel/
Oh baby don’t oh baby no/
Don’t worry Joys on the other side/
Cause when I hit the stage and I get blinded by the lights/
Crowd, singing my lyrics is a different kind of high/
Sold a bag of merch, floating on a cloud/
Take a few pics with the fans so wild/
Oh!
I’ma do it I’ma do it/
Aye!
In my DNA so fluid/
Oh!
Made a promise to myself just own it/
Aye!
And show the young Kay I’m still going/
Im still going/
I keep hearing voice drowning out the sounds/
La, lala, lala
La, lala, lala, la la
I keep making choices trying not to drown/
ooh I need you now/
La, lala, lala, la la
credits
from To What End,
released January 20, 2023
Written by: Oddisee, BeMyFiasco, Phonte & Kay Young
Produced by Oddisee
Additional instrumentation by:
Ralph Real - keys
supported by 169 fans who also own “Choices (feat. Phonte, BeMyFiasco & Kay Young)”
As soon as I heard the song Like Really I just had to buy the album. Then I finished listening to all the songs, and knew I made a good choice. Oddisee is one of the best hip hop artists on bandcamp. Devin Anderson
supported by 131 fans who also own “Choices (feat. Phonte, BeMyFiasco & Kay Young)”
Went to college at UMD-College Park and Oddisee and the rest of the MMG had a hold on those of us looking for great music. Nostalgia and the beats still hold up. Salaam. ericburkley
supported by 112 fans who also own “Choices (feat. Phonte, BeMyFiasco & Kay Young)”
Braver Heart Music. Trust the soul Music. Trip over a rock and bust your head music but get back up and brush yourself off music. Galactic Fear me Music. Step over that to get to that music. Jumping over my life to get to my next life music. Visually Visual Very well contained music. jumpoveryourodds
